Parameterizations of calcic clinopyroxene—Melt trace element partition coefficients

Abstract

Semiempirical parameterizations of the values and trends of variation of Nernst trace element partition coefficient data for Ca‐rich clinopyroxene (cpx/liquidD) are provided, applicable mainly to common terrestrial magmatic suites. cpx/liquidD data for most trace elements show significant variability which cannot be neglected when modeling melting and crystallization. The influence of pressure on cpx/liquidD is strong for many elements, particularly Na and Sr, which increase as pressure rises, and most high‐field strength elements, which decrease with increasing pressure. Most cpx/liquidD values increase as temperature decreases, as wt % melt MgO, MgO# (MgO/MgO+FeOtotal), CaO, and FeO contents drop, as cpx molar Mg# (Mg/Mg+Fetotal) decreases, and as wt % melt SiO2 and Na2O+K2O increase. No clear trends are seen for variations of cpx/liquidD against melt H2O. For mafic melts, many elements show well‐defined trends of cpx/liquidD increase as the clinopyroxene tetrahedral Al content (cpx Aliv) increases. Many cpx/liquidD are well correlated against cpx/liquidDTi, and many “near‐neighbor” elements show good cpx/liquidD intercorrelations (e.g., Zr‐Hf, U‐Th, Nb‐Ta, La‐Ce, Yb‐Lu). Cpx/liquidD profiles calculated from these parameterizations can constrain changes of D values during melting or crystallization. Cpx/liquidD for the rare earth elements were fit to the lattice strain model to derive fits that can reproduce the cpx/liquidDREE profile shapes (REE = rare earth elements). These fits indicate that cpx/liquidDREE for melts more evolved than picritic basalts cannot be modeled assuming that all REE are in octahedral coordination in a single M2 site, but also require sixfold partitioning into an M1 site for Lu‐Yb‐Tm‐Er.